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"This year Oregon State University researchers received $300,000 from a federal $1.5 million allocation to study smoke taint in wine; they've been investigating how wildfire smoke's chemical and flavor impacts affect grapes and wines during events like the recent Willamette Valley pinot noir harvest, with the goal of better understanding smoke taint and how growers and winemakers can prepare for and manage it." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden